Hi all,
Just tried changing the points on my SIII 21/4.
The vertical post on the base plate has a pillar about 5mm tall onto which the 'moving' side of the points is supposed to fit (the other end going to where the condensor/LT leads fit). When I do this they keep jumping off. Seems that the pillar is too short.
The set I took off has an 'extension pillar' built in (but are knackered so I'd rather change them).
Am I trying to fit the wrong points ???
Sorry for being such a novice !
Andrew
Bit of a long shot this one; but I once tried fitting points before realizing ( after being told ) that there were two versions left hand & right hand !!!
Have you the correct ones to fit ? Mine was an AC Delco distributor
There are four possible types of points, three Lucas type and the Ducellier type....
Unless the distributor has been changed, for a SIII you are willl need the later Lucas type or Ducellier. As a rule of thumb, if the distributor cap is brown then it is a Ducellier, otherwise Lucas.
The actual maker of the distributor does not affect the above.
Richard
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